What a Pleasant Surprise!
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On a lark I through some bids down on one of Teletrade's Tuesday Auctions and came up with the coin below:
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It arrived today and upon closer inspection I noticed this:
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Turns out it's a DDO-006 (FS-102). Or at least it looks like it is.
.. It arrived today and upon closer inspection I noticed this:
.. .. Turns out it's a DDO-006 (FS-102). Or at least it looks like it is.
I decided to change calling the bathroom the John and renamed it the Jim. I feel so much better saying I went to the Jim this morning.
The name is LEE!
The name is LEE!
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<< <i>Great find, congrats. You gonna get it attributed? >>
Yes.
The name is LEE!
Bob
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<< <i>WOW Great score! Did you know it or suspect it when you bid on it?
Bob >>
No.
That's where the surprise comes in.
The name is LEE!
Well, I have read here and heard many a time that "Teletrade is a dumping ground for garbage that dealers have a hard time moving elsewhere."
<< <i>No. I am afraid this is not possible. The reason?
Well, I have read here and heard many a time that "Teletrade is a dumping ground for garbage that dealers have a hard time moving elsewhere." >>
...OUCH!
<< <i>No. I am afraid this is not possible. The reason?
Well, I have read here and heard many a time that "Teletrade is a dumping ground for garbage that dealers have a hard time moving elsewhere." >>
One man's garbage is another man's gold!
The name is LEE!
"“Those who sacrifice liberty for security/safety deserve neither.“(Benjamin Franklin)
"I only golf on days that end in 'Y'" (DE59)
<< <i>What's a fair value for this DDO? >>
Whenever I come across this stuff I immediately hustle over to the PCGS Price Guide. This one was listed at $450.
How stable or realistic that price is, is unknown to me although I'm sure that someone, somewhere paid that amount. A lot depends upon interest in the coin.
On the low end, I would expect $200. On the high end, price guide value+
As for the doubling on this coin, definitely on the strange side as I don't recall seeing this type of doubling, where only a part of the letter is doubled, before. It usually includes the entire letter which in the case of this coin, if it did, would be very dramatic.
My honest first impression was that I could see a notch in the lower right of the "Y" but it looked more like a coincidental "hit" instead of a doubling notch. It was that big.
I had to look it up in the CPG to get my head around it.
The name is LEE!
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